{"slug": "reunion", "label": "Réunion", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9union", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17070", "qid": "Q17070", "description": "overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean", "entries": 9, "years": 9, "span": [1507, 2022], "span_label": ["1507 CE", "2022 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 2}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Economy & Finance", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "portugal", "label": "Portugal", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "slavery", "label": "Slavery", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "madagascar", "label": "Madagascar", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "french-third-republic", "label": "French Third Republic", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mauritius", "label": "Mauritius", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "eurozone", "label": "Eurozone", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1507, "year_label": "1507 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "February 9", "text": "February 9 – The crew of the Portuguese ship Cirne, commanded by Diogo Fernandes Pereira, become the first Europeans to sight the Indian ocean island of Réunion, and name it Santa Apolonia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367240730#January–March", "title": "1507", "revid": 1367240730, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1665, "year_label": "1665 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 9", "text": "July 9 – The colonization of the south Indian Ocean island Réunion begins, with Louis XIV's East India Company (Compagnie des Indes Orientales) sending 20 permanent settlers, under the command of Etienne Regnault, from the French ship Taureau.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365988545#July–September", "title": "1665", "revid": 1365988545, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1721, "year_label": "1721 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "April 26", "text": "April 26 – Pirates John Taylor and Olivier Levasseur capture the 700-ton Portuguese galleon Nossa Senhora do Cabo at Réunion. The total value of treasure on board (from Goa) is estimated as between £100,000 and £875,000, one of the largest pirate hauls ever.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367153403#April–June", "title": "1721", "revid": 1367153403, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1848, "year_label": "1848 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 20", "text": "December 20 – Slavery is abolished in Réunion (this day is celebrated every year from 1981).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370038858#October–December", "title": "1848", "revid": 1370038858, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1897, "year_label": "1897 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 27", "text": "February 27 – The French military governor of Madagascar, Joseph Gallieni, exiles Queen Ranavalona III to Réunion, abolishing the monarchy the next day.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362850810#February", "title": "1897", "revid": 1362850810, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1952, "year_label": "1952 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "March 15", "text": "March 15–16 – 73 inches (1,870 mm) of rain falls in Cilaos, Réunion, the most rainfall in one day up to that time.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373187098#March–April", "title": "1952", "revid": 1373187098, "section": "Events › March–April"}}, {"year": 2002, "year_label": "2002 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "January 1", "text": "January 1 – The Euro is introduced as the official physical currency in the Eurozone countries. The first physical transactions are carried out on Réunion. The former currencies of all the countries that use the Euro cease to be legal tender on February 28.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372652846#January", "title": "2002", "revid": 1372652846, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 2015, "year_label": "2015 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "August 5", "text": "August 5 – Debris found on Réunion Island is confirmed to be that of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, missing since March 2014.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373300271#August", "title": "2015", "revid": 1373300271, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 2022, "year_label": "2022 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "February 5", "text": "February 5 – Cyclone Batsirai kills a total of 123 people across Madagascar, Mauritius, and Réunion two weeks after Tropical Storm Ana killed 115 people in the same region.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371998228#February", "title": "2022", "revid": 1371998228, "section": "Events › February"}}]}